I routinely bend eighth inch thick spruce laminations for guide boat ribs and canoe stems, using an imported 1680-watt heat gun run on high. It is very easy to over bend the strips, and sometimes I have to bend them back. You can almost tie knots in them. The flat grain spruce is cut from ordinary lumberyard spruce construction 2-by stock, with no wetting. I used to use steam and hot soaking - with the heat gun, I can bend up a complete stack of laminations before the steamer is even warmed up, and I don't have to wait a day or two for the strips to dry out before gluing. The bends are tighter, and I get absolutely no springback. I am a believer.... - John
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Terry Hanson -- 10/9/2002, 11:47 am- Re: Tools: Heat Gun temperature?
Rob Macks -- 10/10/2002, 9:30 am- The very best info on steam bending is...
Bruce Haugen -- 10/9/2002, 11:35 pm- Re: The very best info on steam bending is...
Rick Allnutt -- 10/10/2002, 10:22 am- I second that!
Kent LeBoutillier -- 10/10/2002, 6:24 am - I second that!
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Rick Allnutt -- 10/9/2002, 1:43 pm- Re: Bending Spruce *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 10/9/2002, 5:39 pm- Re: Bending Spruce
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Mike Hanks -- 10/9/2002, 9:18 pm- Re: Bending Spruce
West -- 10/9/2002, 11:04 pm- Re: Bending Spruce
Mike Hanks -- 10/10/2002, 2:29 am- and that link is - - - -
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Tom -- 10/9/2002, 10:40 pm- Re: Spruce Goose
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Simon Baillie -- 10/12/2002, 12:55 pm
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John Michne -- 10/9/2002, 7:12 pm- Re: Bending Spruce
West -- 10/9/2002, 8:46 pm
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